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Insects Feeding
on this Plant:

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Oenothera laciniata
(Ragged Evening Primrose) [Onagraceae]
(observations are from the Microleps website, Harms & Grodowitz, Snodgrass et al.)

Coleoptera (Beetles)
Curculionidae: Tyloderma baridium [larvae feed on roots, found in E. USA & central USA] HG2009, Tyloderma foveolatum [larvae feed inside stems & taproots, widely distributed in E. USA] HG2009

Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Miridae: Lygus lineolaris (Tarnished Plant Bug) SSS1984, Polymerus basalis (Red-spotted Aster Mirid) SSS1984

Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)

Momphidae: Mompha circumscriptella [larvae bore into seed capsules] Mic2010
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